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Losing It

5.10b PG13, Trad, 340 ft (103 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 2.4 from 5 votes
FA: Joe Denicola, Greg Barnes, Em Holland, Paul Rasmussen, 8/10.
California > Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Mariuolumne Dome > Lost Wall
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Description

Cool funky roof/overlap cruxes lead to a gorgeous golden knobby face. Second pitch goes past some golden slab, horizontal cracks, and a knobby bulge to a large ledge with a bolted anchor (5.9, 90'). Third pitch wanders up easy, indistinct climbing (somewhat dirty).

Location

On the right side of the steep section of the wall there is a huge three-trunked tree near the wall. Start behind this and go up and a bit right over the roof, then angle up and left, and at the very top a bit back right to a bolted anchor. A 70m rope just BARELY makes it down - might not if you have a short 70. Second pitch angles left and up past a white bulge to a giant ledge (with absolutely no pro), then left again and back right to the top.

Protection

Pitch 1: 10 bolts, optional #2 cam for flake at start, bolted anchor, 115' ("short" 70m ropes a bit too short to lower - knot the end of the rope!). First bolt is quite high.

pitch 2: 2 bolts, gear 0.3-3", 90', bolted anchor on ledge.

pitch 3: gear 0.6-2", 100', gear anchor. Dirty, not recommended.

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Greg Barnes
American Safe Climbing Asso…
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] PG-13 is for getting to the first bolt - there's good pro (#2 cam) in the flake about 15 feet up, but if you fell just before the first bolt (slabby 5.7/8 ish?) you may still deck. Some of the upper bolts are spaced out a little ways, but on very positive huge golden knobs. Jul 6, 2025